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10:00Threat of Terrorism

Twenty-two people died in Saudi Arabia this weekend in an al Qaeda attack and hostage-taking, and in the Saudi rescue operation. Here in the U.S., Americans heard mixed messages on terrorism from Bush administration officials. A conversation about the terrorist threat at home and abroad.

Guests

Skip Brandon, former deputy assistant director for international terrorism at the FBI

Larry Johnson, international security consultant, former deputy director of counter-terrorism at the State Department

John Parachini, policy analyst specializing in terrorism and weapons proliferation at RAND

11:00Gen. Anthony Zinni: "Battle Ready" (Putnam)

Retired General Anthony Zinni shares his critiques on how the war in Iraq was planned and carried out, and his views on other military matters. His new book about his four-decade military career is co-authored with best-selling novelist Tom Clancy and is part of Clancy's "Commanders" series.

Guests

Gen. Anthony Zinni, former Commander in Chief of CENTCOM (1997-2000). He served as State Department Envoy to the Middle East in 2002-3. He held many other command and staff assignments over his four-decade career in the Marines.

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